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Tiny Tot Reels In Massive Muskie<BR>10/11/2007 <BR><BR>

 

EAU CLAIRE, WI (NBC) -- A Wisconsin toddler has a whopper of a fish tale to tell. Nicolas Phillips recently reeled in a 42-inch muskie.<BR><BR>

 

His parents say that fishing is one of the few things that will calm down the rambunctious 3-year-old. <BR><BR>

 

"He doesn't get bored until around two hours go by," said Kelly Phillips, Nicolas' mom.

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In the final minutes of a father-son fishing trip this weekend, Nicolas pulled in a catch worthy of any angler.

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"I catched a big one!" Nicolas said, arms up showing just how big.

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It was a 42-inch, 20-pound monster of a muskie, caught on the same pole the tireless tot now casts into branches in his backyard.

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"He said 'Dad, I have a fish,'" said Nicolas' dad Wesley Phillips. "I could see the bobber next to the boat, and I waited for him to pull in the little fish. Then, I looked down and it was a big muskie."

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Wesley wasn't really ready to reel in a fish the same size as his son.

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The pole he was using was small, and was sporting a six pound test line.

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Lucky for the father-son team, some nearby boaters lent them a hand and a net.

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Nicolas knows where his muskie is headed.

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"It's dead, we're gonna put it on the wall in our house," Nicolas said.

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Well here's a 44 inch muskie that I caught recently and weighted in at 17 pounds.

 

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And this one was 46" and weighted in at 20.5 pounds.

 

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You maybe close on your guessimate Terry. I was going to be generous and give it a 15+or- pound weight but it does look shorter then 42". Hard to tell with the fish curled up. Great to see the little guy getting a fish of that size though!

 

Cliff, you're too funny! lol!

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Better not let my 3 year old see that, he's always asking to go fishing so he can catch a "big pike". Naturally his idea of big pike is the ever-so-plentiful snotrocket which we can catch every few minutes. If he gets hooked on musky (like his dad) we'll never see mom.

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If he gets hooked on musky (like his dad) we'll never see mom.

 

and the problem with that is.... :thumbsup_anim::whistling:

 

people always have to rag on someones catch. seriously, why bother bickering oh i think its this long or that long or mine was this big. who cares? thats a nice fish for anyone let alone a little kid :D

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who is bickering

 

I was stating what I believe to be a fact......the fish is not the stated size

this was a second hand story...if the kid or his family posted it, I would not say a word

 

but it seems it is you coming on and bickering

or stirring the pot

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